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    bulk chicken feed. does it save much money?

    I am in the Pacific Northwest and try to buy in bulk when I can, rogue river feed can be found in bulk in Oregon, I got a truckload from one of the grange co-ops last time I was up there not sure it they have them near you but make some calls I know I got a hold of someone who said they would do...
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    Opening incubator during hatch?

    I have a hova-bator genesis and just had my first successful hatch, most hatched, but i was wondering do i take the chicks out? Are they disrupting the other eggs from hatching? They tromp around in there, but I started taking them out as they hatched and saw the hatchability in other egg...
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    Marek's? Should I cull? I'd like to resolve tonight if possible...

    I just found out I have marek's as well. Sent a 36 wk old ISA brown that died in my flock to the lab at uc Davis and they quickly got back to me with the results. I got really scared at first because I always thought mareks was one of the worst diseases you could get, but after talking to the...
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    Does any one use ivermectin in chickens ?

    I'd like to say a word of caution on using ivermectin, especially the paste in small breeds. Back in early October the Chicken Dr. on the radio said i should treat my bird with 1.8% ivermectin paste for worms that i was seeing, and to use a "pea size amount". We have a pair of quail d'anvers...
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    EGG BOUND

    Eggbound sucks because usually they can't be saved and need to be put down, however I called chicken whisperer about it once and he said sometimes the can be saved if you can get them to stop laying. To encourage this you lock them in a completely dark box with no food or water for 24 hours...
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    Cuckoo maran chick wing injury

    I had the exact same injury happen with an inch or two of bone sticking out, you could see down the hollow bone so we were concerned about infection, we kept it clean and bandaged and kept a close eye on it and the bone part fell off within a few months and skin grew completely over it. She uses...
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    guinea hit by a car!!!!!!

    if she gets an infection i have had good results with a direct injection of Tylan 50 or LA200, they are cattle antibiotics and you can get them at the feed store, and little known fact but legally a pharmacy has to sell you a syringe if you say its for livestock., but if your a nurse i dont see...
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    Help! I need emergency advice for mangled wings! -Update with photos (Warning: gore)

    I have had birds lose thier wing at the joint and live happy normal lives. They do a good job healing on their own and I have never needed to do anything other than spray with an antibiotic spray. Feel the wing every day and if it feels hot to the touch it is becoming infected, in which case...
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    swollen lump on head

    What is this? Never seen anything like it before,one massive lump on the head, bird cant even close eye. otherwise acting happy and normal. what do I do? I cant help but think she looks a little funny.
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    California - Northern

    I'm in Fortuna, just south of eureka, does that still count as north?
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    Ok I have to admit this looks hilarious but what do I do?

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    Severe Infestation! Not Lice! Need ID and Treatment Advice! (The Ivomec Worked!! No More Bugs!!)

    Looks like feather mites on the feathers and possibly nothern fowl mites around the vent. A few drops of pour on ivermectin on the back of the neck outta take care of it, and clean the coop because unlike lice mites can live in the bedding
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    worms vs blackhead vs internal laying

    How do I tell if it is internal laying or worms or blackhead, they have similar symptoms. A few weeks ago before I treated I saw little live worms in some of the droppings that's why i used wazine I thought it was roundworm. I don't want to unnessicarily cull her. How do I know if it is round...
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